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The threat of Russian drones is keeping Ukrainian troops stuck near the front for longer stretches and forcing the military to think more about how it delivers medical care to soldiers who can’t easily leave.For one Ukrainian military unit that specializes in front-line casualty evacuation, the lesson is that battlefield…
Ukraine’s front lines are unforgivingly brutal, and soldiers are often injured or killed just rotating in and out of their own trench systems, a Western commander leading a training program for Ukrainian soldiers told Business Insider.”We hear that Ukrainian forces take quite a few casualties infiltrating and exfiltrating out of…
SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE — Two soldiers emerged from the tree line carrying the drone, trying to avoid scraping its wings against the branches. They placed it on the launch rail, angled toward the open sky above a field of budding sunflowers.The drone sprang to life, its small, rear-facing propeller roaring like…
Ukraine’s new drones are letting its soldiers “free hunt” in areas far behind the front lines that Russia long considered safe.The mid-range strike drones are making Russian logistics deep behind the front increasingly vulnerable, giving Ukrainian operators access to target-rich areas with limited defenses. One soldier described attacking Russian targets…
